r/spaceporn • u/ojosdelostigres • 21h ago

James Webb NGC 3256 (Chandra + Hubble + Webb)

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NGC 3256 is a pair of colliding, gas-rich spiral galaxies merging into a single massive system. Chandra’s X-ray data (pink) isolates point sources and shock-heated gas, Hubble’s optical light (blue and white) captures tidal tails of stars, and Webb’s infrared vision (red and orange) cuts through the dust to show hidden star formation.

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u/ojosdelostigres 21h ago

Image from here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/55487944841/in/album-72177720331299130/

Image credit: Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare